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An old cowpoke went ridin' out one dark and windy day,
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
Come rushin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw.

Yipie i ay Yipie i oh
Ghost riders in the sky

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath you could feel
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
He saw the riders coming hard... and he heard their mournful cry

Yipie i ay Yipie i oh
Ghost riders in the sky.

Their face is gaunt their eyes were blurred their shirts all soaked
with sweat
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd but they 'aint caught 'em yet
'cause they've got to ride forever in the range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride hard hear them cry

Yipie i ay Yipie i oh
Ghost riders in the sky.

The riders leaned on by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your soul from hell a riding on our range
Then cow-boy change your ways today or with us you will ride
Tryin' to catch this devil herd.... a-cross these endless
skies.

Yipie i ay Yipie i oh
Ghost riders in the sky.
Ghost riders in the sky.
Ghost riders in the sky.

Marty Robbins - Ghost Riders in the Sky

From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia:

"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky:
A Cowboy Legend" is acountryandcowboy-stylesong. It was written on June 5, 1948 byStan Jones.[1]A number of versions werecrossover
hitson thepopcharts in1949. TheASCAPdatabase lists the song as "Riders in the Sky" (title code:
480028324[2]), but the title has been written as "Ghost Riders",
"Ghost Riders in the Sky", and "A Cowboy Legend".

The song tells a folk tale of a
cowboy who has a vision of red-eyed, steel-hooved cattle thundering across the
sky, being chased by the spirits of damned cowboys. One warns him that if he
does not change his ways, he will be doomed to join them, forever "trying
to catch theDevil's herd across these endless skies". Jones said that he had been
told the story when he was 12 years old by an old cowboy friend.[3]The story resembles the northern European mythicWild Hunt.

Under the title "Riders in the
Sky," the song was sung by Lance Guest, portraying Johnny Cash, in the
Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet," which opened in New York in April, 2010.[4]Lance Guest also covered the song on the "Million Dollar
Quartet" original Broadway cast recording (copyright 2010 by MDQ
Merchandising, LLC).[5]

The chorus lines of this song are
and have been since the 1960's a terrace song of theAston Villa Football
Clubof England.
The words have been modified to include the line "Holte Enders in the
Sky" a reference to the occupants of the vast stand behind the goal at
the southern end of the Villa Park stadium.